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bantering

/ban-ter/US // ˈbæn tər //UK // (ˈbæntə) //

谑而不虐,谐谑,戏谑,调谑

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to address with banter; chaff.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to use banter.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • He cast himself, he cast lovers, ex-lovers, friends, collaborators, and his films became famous for their bantering specificity.

  • Amid a din of bantering of her personality, Paltrow pulled off a charming guest arc on Glee, winning an Emmy for her work.

  • Lynch avoids the packed Billy Wilder Theater to wait backstage, while Brand sits in the front row, bantering with his neighbors.

  • Maybe Miss Belding can show us something we did not know, said the principal, in his bantering way.

  • "Perhaps he would have had the cross of honour," added the bailiff, with a bantering, sarcastic air.

  • His face at once bold and bantering, is partially covered by a wrapper of white silk that falls upon his shoulders.

  • The next day was Sunday and he lounged about the shack, sometimes reading and sometimes bantering his comrade.

  • "You have found out something this time," he said, in a bantering tone.